Sandcoleidae is an extinct family of birds in the order Coliiformes (mousebirds). Fossils of this family have been found in Denmark and the United States. The group may be paraphyletic[2] and is sometimes placed in the separate order Sandcoleiformes.[3]
Sandcoleidae Temporal range:
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Skull of Sandcoleus copiosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Coraciimorphae |
Order: | Coliiformes |
Family: | †SandcoleidaeHoude and Olson, 1992
Genera
†Anneavis †Sandcoleus †Eoglaucidium †Tsidiiyazhi[1] |
Order COLIIFORMES[2]
Some authorities also include Selmes absurdipes, Chascacocolius oscitans and Eobucco brodkorbi in this family.[2]